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@IronCrow86 So you do agree it's subjective. Thank you.

@IronCrow86 Redundant? I guess if you want to spend more money for no reason. And no OLED with better color accuracy. And no touch pads, only two back buttons, and bad control layout. And worse software.

Silly deal to me, but again, that's only because of the types of games I play and platforms I'm connected to (as I said earlier). ROG is great if you need that much power (and have the patience to tinker). But it's a waste of money for me. And indeed, for the masses who have been happily gaming on the go with a Switch for years, Deck also satisfies that value demographic quite well. ROG is a bit more niche--the power gamer's toy for power gamer money.

Oh, forgot to mention that Deck is also a mini PC.

@IronCrow86 I would argue Steam Deck still resides there, but of course, there's some subjectivity in it. Depends a lot on the types of games you play and platforms you're connected to.

@RoomWithaMoose I went down the third-party road for a while. It's generally fine (and can even offer better streaming as illustrated here!), and I certainly won't try to discourage anyone who is fine using their phone or Steam Deck or whatever. But I eventually landed on Portal for the ergonomics and convenience. It's cheap, easy, and works well enough for me, and for that, it's one of my favorite devices. I donno... It's just one of those things that is simple and does its job well. I love that.

@Vaako007 PlayStation has a Trophy Level similar to a Gamerscore.

@Dogbreath TBF, stability isn't necessarily just for hard game crashes. Other things like wireless connections, network, UX, device and storage management, et cetera can have performance issues or glitches. Most of them probably go unnoticed by most people. Of course, it doesn't help that Sony is so vague about what exactly they change.

Weird amount of hate here for Markiplier. If you knew anything about him or watched him talk about the movie, you'd know it's a huge passion project for him. You don't need to like him as a person or as a streamer, but it's not just a lame cash grab which seems to be the conclusion some are jumping to.

@Fishmasterflex96 I'm not your buddy, pal.

@Fishmasterflex96 Words do have meanings, yeah.

@Fishmasterflex96 It had one of the biggest showcase spots of the year.

@DennisReynolds !remindme 11 months

@StitchJones Nah, it's just a normal free-to-play release with too much hype behind it. It'll be fine.

@StitchJones The overall numbers are still pretty good for a new multiplayer game like this. Free-to-play games will always have a sharp curve like this at launch, and the devs themselves have said they don't need insane numbers to remain profitable. The Game Awards hype just created unfortunate optics.

@Makeshift Pretty sure that's intentional, and personally, it was refreshing to play a modern game without a dodge mechanic for a change. The game does give you ways to mitigate the lower dexterity though. It just takes a bit of adjustment.

Damn, didn't know everyone hates survival now. That's my jam, and being a lover of Westerns too, I'm quite excited. Maybe they'll have a way to "turn down" the survival elements? Explorer mode or something? But regardless, I'll definitely be hopping on that early access!

@Pat_trick That's true; it's changed a lot. I do like that they try different things in the series, kind of like an anthology. But I'm excited to see if they go back to their roots too.

@Pat_trick That stuff still falls under the horror umbrella. (Pardon the pun.) Not to mention that both games have way more horror tropes than just "torture porn".

@BAMozzy: "They're the same, but here also are all the ways they are vastly different."

Mate, just give it up. You keep writing walls of text that basically agree with everyone you're arguing against. But I guess we all need a hobby. 😁

For everyone saying you can just remote play on another device, yes, that's true. With a smaller screen if you're using a phone or a bulky, unwieldy screen if you're using a tablet. And without the convenience of literally having a PS5 controller attached. The Deck is probably the best-of-both-worlds alternative, but even that has drawbacks like weight and battery life (and price if you don't already have one and don't care about portable PC games).

And for the people saying they prefer physical on Switch or Deck, sure, that has benefits too. But a lot of people are deep in the PS ecosystem and don't want to switch between them — especially if it's to play a game they already own on PS. Quickly hopping over to the Portal is far more convenient in a lot of cases.

I get it; it's not for everyone. Nobody NEEDS this device, but it does have some nice benefits for a lot of people, and considering its price and popularity, it's obviously worth it to them.

@Balaam_ My guess is that they wanted the notes in one place (a web page) and just have everything link to the single source of truth. Easier to paste the link everywhere in case any of the notes change or whatever. As for automatically downloading and displaying the notes from that source, maybe it's a network thing. Or maybe it's just the first step in a more automated process. Sony does love to piecemeal their feature updates. Or maybe they chose a bad way to host the notes that makes it difficult to download/parse, and they figured most people don't look at the notes anyway, so just slap a link. Who knows.

Not sure why people are moaning about this so much. Just don't use it if you don't want to. Some people might find it useful.

@yohn777 I'm with you. The entire point is to use games within the series as a benchmark to measure its popularity. You literally COULDN'T do that with any other games. I suppose you could argue the SUCCESS of a game might be different now, considering development budget, market size, et cetera. But that's a different criterion.

@Steeleye50 Not just governmental. This is typical of all shipping providers. It's cheaper to run everything at max speed and deal with some insurance claims on the other end.

I appreciate all the variations of "no" for the question asking if I'm a fan. I have never had any interest in playing it personally, but I respect it as a very good and highly-regarded game of the genre. And most importantly, I'm just happy my gaming brethren are much excite this day! Hope y'all are having a blast. (My equivalent day will be Silent Hill f.)

Can't wait for this one! Always a blast with friends.

@Haruki_NLI I would argue it's cheap publishers rushing an unfinished, unoptimized product. UE5 is just a symptom because then they don't have to pay to maintain a custom engine. In reality, these games would be even worse (or not exist at all) if they were forced to build with their own engines. UE5 isn't inherently bad; it can be optimized just as well as any engine. Game companies are skimping on that and also choosing to prioritize pretty graphics over good performance.

Donno about everyone else, but I always preferred Modern Warfare to Black Ops. I'm disappointed they skipped it this year, and I imagine others are finding BO a bit stale after a year. Add incoming Battlefield on top of that, and yeah... I'm not shocked.

I'm generally a big fan of anything Annapurna puts out, and this looks like it will be no different. Fun!

@PushButtons Hard disagree. It's amazing for UI-heavy games like MMOs. And it's great to be able to use mouse cursor on PC.

@AverageGamer You are, and that comes from a software engineer with over fifteen years of experience leading a team at a large company. Stop pretending you're smarter than everyone else.

@AverageGamer You are severely underestimating the investment required to implement and support the feature. Plus, it's on a priority list with a ton of other features they are working on. You can't just magically have every feature possible on day one.

Just to clarify a couple points...

1. This is not legislation. The movement is just a push to get lawmakers to discuss and address the issue and develop actual legislation around it. That's partly why it's a little vague and certainly does have holes that need further clarification.

2. It is acknowledged that some forms of games, e.g., MMOs, can't realistically be maintained in perpetuity. For those, ideally, the servers or server code could be handed off to others to continue servicing. But regardless, the real issue with that is they are selling a product with a service attached. Selling services is fine except that by law, services rendered and their duration must be defined. So sure, a company can't run online features forever, but if they sell you a game with them, they should be legally obligated to give you a minimum active service time. This seems less important for subscription-based games, but most games come with online features for a one-time cost.

@Alps_Stranger The only thing you're getting piled for is being wrong and also annoying.

Amusing how hard he's patting himself on the back for a relatively basic feature that probably should have been including from the start. Glad it's there, at least!

@zhoont Me, I love them.

@nhSnork I have no clue what the reality is, but I would guess it has something to do with the particulate system and keeping track of the different layers of dirt. That was already pretty taxing in the original, and I imagine they've made it more detailed in the sequel. Lots of data there that's probably difficult to process and cache optimally.

@Rich33 It should be an option, sure, but as someone who doesn't see a huge difference with higher FPS, I'd still prefer a 30 FPS mode that allows for more graphical fidelity. I prefer nicer textures, more assets, and better effects. But yes, there should be a mandatory option for both at this point.

@Balaam_ Imagine getting this upset over meaningless dopamine baubles. Maybe just ignore the trophies you don't care to get?

You had me at "Spiritfarer".

@Jayslow Sounds like your PS5 is messed up? Literally never had such an issue on mine nor heard of anyone else with it.

@Cutmastavictory I didn't say you said that...

@Cutmastavictory You said they'll make more money if it's cheaper, but that isn't the case. People are still buying it.

@Cutmastavictory Pretty sure they have well-paid accountants who know exactly where to set the prices to wring out the maximum amount of money. Sadly, there are a lot of people with disposable income willing to waste it on cosmetics no matter the price.